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About the Stigma Index

The People Living with HIV Stigma Index provides a tool that measures and detects changing trends in relation to stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV. In the initiative, the process is just as important as the product. It aims to address stigma relating to HIV while also advocating on the key barriers and issues perpetuating stigma - a key obstacle to HIV treatment, prevention, care and support.

Late in 2105 as part of the Positive Networks Consortuim coordinated by GNP+ (funded by the Robert Carr Network Fund) several organisations of PLHIV and their allies camme together in Trinidad - Port of Spain. Understanding, exploring, and sharing how implementing the Index in the CRN+ region might aid advocacy...

Thursday 3rd December 18.30-20.30 at Committe Rooms 5a and b Highlighting the key findings of the study and implementation in Ghana Chaired by Dr Henry Naigai - UNNAIDS GHANA and with Emmanuel Beluzer Surkore (President NAP+ Ghana) and many other panel members The report from GHANA can be seen here...

The Pacific island group Fiji is committed to the implementation of People Living with HIV Stigma Index. The national network of people living with HIV in Fiji, FJN+, will be leading the process with the support of UNAIDS, the Ministry of Health and the Fiji National University. In the coming...

This is an interactive session which highlights how the evidence from the PLHIV Stigma Index has been used in advocacy in different countries, maps how the Stigma Index can continue to be relevant beyond 2015, and defines a joint advocacy agenda towards zero discrimination. to sign up please use this...

Self-stigma; negative self-judgement resulting in shame, worthlessness and blame represents an important but neglected aspect of living with HIV. It impacts a person's ability to live positively, limits meaningful self agency, quality of life, adherence to treatment and access to health services. High levels have been reported through the People...

ICASA 2015 is happening from the 29th November to the 4th December 2105 in Harare Zimbabwe - details can be found at http://icasa2015zimbabwe.org/ . We want to know if you are going We cannot offer financial assistance to anyone - but for those of you who have been involved in...

The new publication from UNAIDS and Stop AIDS Alliance, Communities deliver: The critical role of communities in reaching global targets to end the AIDS epidemic , was published in August 2015, and features information about the Stigma Index on p.59. The report draws on evidence of the many ways in...